A worn-out looking Lily Allen leaves her home in London, England.

Allen says she recently started hitting the bottle again, mostly because she is more comfortable performing after tossing back a couple.

“Yep, I am drinking again. Last night (Wednesday) I had my first drink. There’s no way I can get on stage without a drink. I think I’m funnier when I’ve had a few. I didn’t find it difficult to stop drinking, I didn’t even think about it. I haven’t really needed a drink but now I’m on tour, it’s fun drinking sometimes. But some things have changed. I’m not drinking any cheap stuff now – only expensive wine will do this time. I’ve gone upmarket.” [WENN]

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